Buildings

The Melbourne Athenaeum

Address: 188 Collins Street, Melbourne

What's Open: Visitors may tour around the original 40,000 volume Athenaeum Library and reading room on the mezzanine floor, as well as the Athenaeum Theatre outside of performance times.

Opening Hours: 10am to 1.30pm - Saturday and 10am - 4pm Sunday

Frequency Of Tours: Self Guided Tours

Special Note: Limited lift access

Building Type: Cultural Buildings - Library

Web: www.melbourneathenaeum.org.au

Architect: Smith & Johnson

Tram Stops: Stop 11: Swanston Street and Collins Street on routes 1, 3, 3a, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67 and 72
Stop 6: Town Hall and Collins Street on routes 31, 48, 109 and 112

See the home of the oldest public institution in Victoria.